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Governor Arthur Phillip was under orders from King George III to interact with the local people and develop a positive relationship with them. However, the Aboriginal people kept their distance from these strangers who had come to their land. So Governor Phillip ordered some marines to kidnap Bennelong and another Aborigine, Colbee, in November 1789 as a way for Phillip to learn about the local Aboriginal people. Bennelong and Colbee were lured to the marine's boat by the offer of fish. Colbee escaped after only two weeks, but Bennelong stayed on a little longer. Colbee’s convict guard received 100 lashes as punishment for neglecting his duty.
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Arthur Phillip (1738-1814) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. Phillip was appointed Governor of New South Wales, the first European colony on the Australian continent, and was the founder of the city of Sydney. Click here for further information.
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Named after Governor Arthur Phillip, Phillip Island in Victoria (Australia) forms a natural breakwater for the shallow waters of Western Port Bay.Part of the Bass Coast Shire, it is mainly a tourist destination. The island's history has seen shipwrecks and attempts to grow various specialty crops. The Penguin Parade (see little penguin) and Seal Rocks are the main tourist venues, with visitors from all over the world coming to see one of the few areas where this species of penguin can be seen. On New Year's Eve the island hosts the Pyramid Rock Festival.
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When Captain Arthur Phillip arrived with the First Fleet at New South Wales, one of his acts was to send a small party to Norfolk Island, there to found a secondary settlement with Philip Gidley King as Lieutenant Governor. Seven free men,, nine convict men and six convict women were to accompany King to the island. The journey was made aboard HM Supply'.
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Arthur Phillip, admiral and governor, was born in London, of Jacob Phillip, a language teacher and Elizabeth nee Breach, the former wife of Captain Herbert, a relative of Lord Pembroke. His mother was instrumental in Phillip's choosing a seafaring career. From 1751-55 he was apprenticed in the mercantile service, which included two years at sea. He joined the navy and served in the Seven Years' War. In 1763 he retired on half-pay, and for the next fifteen years Phillip spent much of his time on his two farms in Hampshire. In 1763 he married Margaret Denison, the widow of a prosperous London merchant, but six years later they were separated.
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Arthur Phillip was born on Oct. 11, 1738, in London and attended the Greenwich school for seamen's sons before serving an apprenticeship in the merchant navy. During the Seven Years War (1756-1763) he transferred to the Royal Navy and rose to the rank of lieutenant. Subsequently he retired on half pay, becoming a farmer in Hampshire. In 1774 the Admiralty allowed Phillip to serve as a captain in the Portuguese navy, and he later rejoined the Royal Navy during the American War of Independence. At 48 Capt. Phillip was offered a position as governor of a penal colony about to be established at Botany Bay, Australia.
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